Imaging device
US9986182B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10K85/311
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An imaging device includes: unit pixel cells each including first and second electrodes, a photoelectric conversion layer therebetween, a charge accumulation region, and a signal detection circuit; and a voltage supply circuit, the voltage supply circuit supplying a first voltage to the second electrode in an exposure period. The start and end of the exposure period is common to the unit pixel cells. The photoelectric conversion layer has a photocurrent characteristic including first to third voltage ranges. In the third voltage range between the first and second voltage ranges, an absolute value of a rate of change of a current density relative to a bias voltage is less than in the first and second voltage ranges. The voltage supply circuit supplies a second voltage to the second electrode in a non-exposure period such that the bias voltage applied to the photoelectric conversion layer falls within the third voltage range.
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